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Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons. <a href="/nlt/1_kings/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/esv/1_kings/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/10.htm">King James Bible</a> For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/10.htm">New King James Version</a> For the king had merchant ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s ships; once every three years the ships of Tarshish would come carrying gold and silver, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For the king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For the king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came carrying gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks. <a href="/amp/1_kings/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the king had at sea the [large cargo] ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks. <a href="/csb/1_kings/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> for the king had ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> for the king had ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram&#8217s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/asv/1_kings/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. <a href="/cev/1_kings/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Solomon had a lot of seagoing ships. Every three years he sent them out with Hiram's ships to bring back gold, silver, and ivory, as well as monkeys and peacocks. <a href="/erv/1_kings/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The king had a fleet headed for Tarshish with Hiram's fleet. Once every three years the Tarshish fleet would bring gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> He had a fleet of ocean-going ships sailing with Hiram's fleet. Every three years his fleet would return, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys. <a href="/isv/1_kings/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> because the king had ships that sailed to Tarshish accompanied by Hiram's ships. Once every three years ships from Tarshish returned, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/msb/1_kings/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram?s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/net/1_kings/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Along with Hiram's fleet, the king had a fleet of large merchant ships that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet came into port with cargoes of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. <a href="/web/1_kings/10.htm">World English Bible</a> For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for the king has a navy of Tarshish at sea with a navy of Hiram; once in three years the navy of Tarshish comes, carrying gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks [[or monkeys]]. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for a navy of Tarshish hath the king at sea with a navy of Hiram; once in three years cometh the navy of Tarshish, bearing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. <a href="/slt/1_kings/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For a ship of Tharshish to the king in the sea with the ship of Hiram: one for three years will come, a ship of Tharshish lifting up gold and silver and ivory and apes and peacocks.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the king's navy, once in three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tharsis, and brought from thence gold, and silver, and elephants' teeth, and apes, and peacocks. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the navy of the king, once every three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tarshish, bringing from there gold, and silver, and elephant tusks, and primates, and peacocks. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/10.htm">New American Bible</a> For the king had a fleet of Tarshish ships at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish ships would come with a cargo of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the king had at sea a navy of ships of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram; once every three years came the navy from Tarshish, bringing silver and gold, ivory, apes and peacocks. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because the King had the ships of Tarshish in the sea with the ships of Khiram. Once in three years the ships from Tarshish came and carried silver and gold and elephants and apes and peacocks.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram; once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. <a href="/sep/1_kings/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For Solomon had a ship of Tharsis in the sea with the ships of Chiram: one ship came to the king every three years out of Tharsis, laden with gold and silver, and wrought stones, and hewn stones. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/10-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=4135" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/10.htm">Solomon's Wealth and Splendor</a> …21All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. 22<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lam·me·leḵ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king had</a> <a href="/hebrew/590.htm" title="590: ’o·nî (N-msc) -- Ships, a fleet. Probably from 'anah; -a ship ora fleet.">the ships</a> <a href="/hebrew/8659.htm" title="8659: ṯar·šîš (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Javan, his desc. and their land, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite, also a Pers. noble. ">of Tarshish</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: bay·yām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">at sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/2438.htm" title="2438: ḥî·rām (N-proper-ms) -- A Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Or Chiyrowm; another form of Chuwram; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians.">Hiram’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/590.htm" title="590: ’o·nî (N-msc) -- Ships, a fleet. Probably from 'anah; -a ship ora fleet.">fleet,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and once</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: lə·šā·lōš (Prep-l:: Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">every three years</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/590.htm" title="590: ’o·nî (N-msc) -- Ships, a fleet. Probably from 'anah; -a ship ora fleet.">the ships</a> <a href="/hebrew/8659.htm" title="8659: ṯar·šîš (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Javan, his desc. and their land, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite, also a Pers. noble. ">of Tarshish</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">would arrive</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nō·śə·’êṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">bearing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">gold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: wā·ḵe·sep̄ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">silver,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8143.htm" title="8143: šen·hab·bîm (N-mp) -- Ivory. From shen and the plural apparently of a foreign word; probably, tooth of elephants, i.e. Ivory tusk.">ivory,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6971.htm" title="6971: wə·qō·p̄îm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- An ape. Or qoph; probably of foreign origin; a monkey.">apes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8500.htm" title="8500: wə·ṯuk·kî·yîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Peacocks. Or tuwkkiy; probably of foreign derivation; some imported creature, probably a peacock.">and peacocks.</a> 23So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">2 Chronicles 9:21</a> For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26-28</a> King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea. / And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. / They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon. <a href="/2_chronicles/8-17.htm">2 Chronicles 8:17-18</a> Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom. / So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon. <a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Isaiah 2:16</a> against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel. <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Ezekiel 27:12</a> Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares. <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25</a> The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea. <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Revelation 18:12</a> cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17-19</a> For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” <a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Psalm 72:10</a> May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. <a href="/psalms/72-15.htm">Psalm 72:15</a> Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long. <a href="/jeremiah/10-9.htm">Jeremiah 10:9</a> Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers. <a href="/job/28-16.htm">Job 28:16</a> It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Matthew 12:42</a> The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. <a href="/luke/11-31.htm">Luke 11:31</a> The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. <a href="/isaiah/60-9.htm">Isaiah 60:9</a> Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.Tharshish<a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">1 Kings 22:48</a> Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.<a href="/genesis/10-4.htm">Genesis 10:4</a> And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.<a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">2 Chronicles 9:21</a> For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.Tarshish <a href="/2_samuel/10-18.htm">2 Samuel 10:18</a> And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.<a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Amos 3:15</a> And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.peacocks<a href="/job/39-13.htm">Job 39:13</a> Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">Apes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">Baboons</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-2.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">Fleet</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-18.htm">Ivory</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">Monkeys</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">Navy</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-13.htm">Once</a> <a href="/job/39-13.htm">Peacocks</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-27.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/genesis/10-4.htm">Tarshish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">Tarshish-Ships</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-10.htm">Tharshish</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-17.htm">Three</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-14.htm">Trading</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-12.htm">Used</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">Apes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">Baboons</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">Fleet</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-25.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-1.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-39.htm">Ivory</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">Monkeys</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">Navy</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">Once</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">Peacocks</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-43.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-25.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">Tarshish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">Tarshish-Ships</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">Tharshish</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">Trading</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-24.htm">Used</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 10</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/10-1.htm">The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon</a> 14. <a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">Solomon's gold</a> 16. <a href="/1_kings/10-16.htm">His targets</a> 18. <a href="/1_kings/10-18.htm">The throne of ivory</a> 21. <a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">His vessels</a> 24. <a href="/1_kings/10-24.htm">His presents</a> 26. <a href="/1_kings/10-26.htm">his chariots and horse</a> 28. <a href="/1_kings/10-28.htm">his tribute</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet This phrase highlights the extensive maritime trade network established during King Solomon's reign. Tarshish is often associated with a distant port, possibly in Spain or the western Mediterranean, known for its wealth and resources. The collaboration with Hiram, king of Tyre, underscores the strong political and economic alliance between Israel and Phoenicia. Tyre was renowned for its seafaring expertise, and this partnership allowed Solomon to expand his influence and wealth. This alliance is also mentioned in <a href="/1_kings/5.htm">1 Kings 5:1-12</a>, where Hiram supplies materials for the Temple, indicating a long-standing relationship.and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive The three-year cycle suggests long voyages, possibly indicating the great distances traveled by these ships. This period allowed for the collection of exotic goods from far-off lands, reflecting the extensive reach of Solomon's trade network. The regularity of these voyages implies a well-organized and prosperous trade system, contributing to the wealth and splendor of Solomon's kingdom, as described in <a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">1 Kings 10:14-29</a>.bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks These items symbolize the opulence and international connections of Solomon's reign. Gold and silver were common measures of wealth and power, while ivory was a luxury item often used in art and decoration. Apes and peacocks, likely imported from Africa or India, represent the exotic and diverse nature of the goods Solomon acquired. This wealth and splendor are seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to Solomon in <a href="/1_kings/3-13.htm">1 Kings 3:13</a>, where God grants him riches and honor. The abundance of these goods also prefigures the wealth and glory of the Messianic kingdom, as prophesied in passages like <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Isaiah 60:5-9</a>, where the nations bring their wealth to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_solomon.htm">King Solomon</a> The son of King David, known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, including the Temple in Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/s/ships_of_tarshish.htm">Ships of Tarshish</a> Large, sea-going vessels associated with long voyages and trade, possibly referring to a specific type of ship or a fleet from a region known for its wealth. 3. <a href="/topical/h/hiram.htm">Hiram</a> The king of Tyre, an ally of Solomon, who provided materials and skilled labor for the construction of the Temple. 4. <a href="/topical/t/tarshish.htm">Tarshish</a> A distant port or region, possibly located in the western Mediterranean, known for its wealth and trade. 5. <a href="/topical/t/trade_goods.htm">Trade Goods</a> Gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks, symbolizing the wealth and exotic nature of Solomon's trade network.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_blessing.htm">God's Provision and Blessing</a> Solomon's wealth and trade success are seen as a blessing from God, reflecting His provision for those who follow Him. <a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_stewardship.htm">Wisdom in Stewardship</a> Solomon's ability to manage vast resources and trade networks demonstrates the importance of wisdom in stewardship. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_wealth.htm">The Danger of Wealth</a> While wealth can be a blessing, it also poses spiritual dangers, as seen later in Solomon's life when his heart turns away from God. <a href="/topical/g/global_influence_and_responsibility.htm">Global Influence and Responsibility</a> Solomon's international trade highlights the potential for God's people to influence the world positively, but also the responsibility that comes with such influence. <a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_riches.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Riches</a> Despite Solomon's wealth, it serves as a reminder that earthly riches are temporary and should not be our ultimate pursuit.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 10</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_27's_tarshish_match_history.htm">Does the mention of Tarshish and other distant lands in Ezekiel 27 align with known ancient geography and historical records? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_god_break_ships_naturally.htm">Psalm 48:7: How do we reconcile the claim that God breaks “the ships of Tarshish with an east wind” with natural explanations for maritime disasters? </a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_tarshish's_existence.htm">Jonah 1:3 – Is there any archaeological or historical evidence confirming Tarshish as a real destination matching the account? </a> <a href="/q/why_isn't_solomon's_wealth_corroborated.htm">Why does the biblical description of Solomon’s wealth and empire lack external corroboration?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) A navy of Tharshish.--There seems little doubt that the Tarshish of Scripture is properly Tartessus in Spain, which name, indeed, is drawn from an Aramaic form of Tarshish. For (a) Tarshish is first noted in <a href="/genesis/10-4.htm" title="And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.">Genesis 10:4</a> as among the descendants of Javan, the son of Japhet, which probably points to a European position; (b) in some other places (<a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm" title="The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.">Isaiah 23:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/23-6.htm" title="Pass you over to Tarshish; howl, you inhabitants of the isle.">Isaiah 23:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/23-10.htm" title="Pass through your land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.">Isaiah 23:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/23-14.htm" title="Howl, you ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.">Isaiah 23:14</a>; <a href="/context/ezekiel/27-12.htm" title="Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in your fairs.">Ezekiel 27:12-13</a>) as here, and in 23:48, it is closely connected with Tyre, of which Tartessus is expressly said by Arrian to have been a colony: (c) from <a href="/jonah/1-3.htm" title="But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.">Jonah 1:3</a>; <a href="/jonah/4-2.htm" title="And he prayed to the LORD, and said, I pray you, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before to Tarshish: for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repent you of the evil.">Jonah 4:2</a>, we gather that it was on the Mediterranean Sea; (d) the silver, which was evidently the chief import by this navy of Tarshish, was in ancient times found in large quantities in Spain, as also "the iron, lead, and tin," mentioned with the silver in <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm" title="Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in your fairs.">Ezekiel 27:12</a>. But the phrase "ships of Tarshish" appears to have become a technical phrase for ships of large size (see <a href="/isaiah/2-17.htm" title="And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.">Isaiah 2:17</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/10-9.htm" title="Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.">Jeremiah 10:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/48-8.htm" title="As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.">Psalm 48:8</a>); hence a "navy of Tarshish" would not necessarily mean a navy going to Tarshish. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - For [Reason why silver was so lightly esteemed. It was because of the prodigious quantity both of gold and silver brought in by the fleet] the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish [It has been much disputed (1) whether this was a second fleet, or the same as that mentioned <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26-28</a>, as trading to Ophir, and (2) whether this fleet, if it were not the same, went to Ophir or to Tartessus in Spain. Keil and Bahr contend that there was Out one fleet, first, because there is no mention of a second fleet at <a href="/1_kings/9-28.htm">1 Kings 9:28</a>, and, secondly, because the cargoes were practically the same. I incline (with Rawlinson, al.) to think there were two separate navies, for the following reasons: (1) The expression "navy of Tarshish" (in <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">2 Chronicles 9:21</a> expanded into "ships going to Tarshish," which Keil and Bahr are compelled to set aside as a mistake on the part of the writer), taken in connexion with the following words, "with (עִם, together with, as well as) the navy of Hiram" (i.e., as we conclude from ver. 11, the navy manned, or, it may be, owned, by Hiram) points to a separate fleet; . . . <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/10-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the king had לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king the ships אֳנִ֨י (’o·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_590.htm">Strong's 590: </a> Ships, a fleet of Tarshish תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ (ṯar·šîš) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8659.htm">Strong's 8659: </a> Tarshish -- a son of Javan, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite at sea בַּיָּ֔ם (bay·yām) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin with עִ֖ם (‘im) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with Hiram’s חִירָ֑ם (ḥî·rām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2438.htm">Strong's 2438: </a> Hiram -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians) fleet, אֳנִ֣י (’o·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_590.htm">Strong's 590: </a> Ships, a fleet and once אַחַת֩ (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first every three years לְשָׁלֹ֨שׁ (lə·šā·lōš) Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice the ships אֳנִ֣י (’o·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_590.htm">Strong's 590: </a> Ships, a fleet of Tarshish תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ (ṯar·šîš) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8659.htm">Strong's 8659: </a> Tarshish -- a son of Javan, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite would arrive תָּב֣וֹא ׀ (tā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go bearing נֹֽשְׂאֵת֙ (nō·śə·’êṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take gold, זָהָ֣ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky silver, וָכֶ֔סֶף (wā·ḵe·sep̄) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money ivory, שֶׁנְהַבִּ֥ים (šen·hab·bîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8143.htm">Strong's 8143: </a> Probably, tooth of elephants, ivory tusk apes, וְקֹפִ֖ים (wə·qō·p̄îm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6971.htm">Strong's 6971: </a> A monkey and peacocks. וְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃ (wə·ṯuk·kî·yîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8500.htm">Strong's 8500: </a> Of foreign derivation, some imported creature, a peacock <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 10:22 For the king had at sea (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 10:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 10:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/10-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 10:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 10:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>